Engineering:Iveco EuroStar

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Iveco Eurostar
IVECO Eurostar Cursor-Vol Pritschenlastzug.jpg
Overview
ManufacturerIveco
Production1993-2002
Body and chassis
ClassTruck
Chronology
PredecessorIveco Turbostar
SuccessorIveco Stralis

The Iveco EuroStar is a heavy-duty truck model that was produced by Iveco from 1993 until 2003 which it got replaced by the Stralis. It replaced the 1980s-designed Turbostar.

Different performance levels from three different capacity variants were initially available:

  • 6-cylinder 9.5 l providing 375 HP
  • 6-cylinder 13.8 l providing 420 HP, also fitted on the contemporary Eurotech model
  • 8280.42S 8-cylinder V, providing 514 HP

Starting from 1995, Eurostar could mount the new 8210.42S, a 6-cylinder 13.8 l with a power output of 469 HP. In correspondence with, also the possibility to use EuroTronic gearbox, having full or semiautomatic modes, was introduced. In 1998-1999 the Eurostar line received the new Cursor engines. Initially the lineup was limited to the Cursor 10 (10,308 cc) for 400 or 430 PS (294 or 316 kW), later expanded to include the bigger Cursor 13 with 460 or 480 PS (338 or 353 kW).

An Iveco EuroStar
An Iveco-EuroStar cab
An Iveco EuroStar